Welcome to Blackpast

BlackPast - African American and Global African History

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Marsha Rhea Williams (1948- )
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Edgar Enrique Renteria (1975- )
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Richard Arrington (1934- )
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Taylor Emmanuel Gordon (1893-1971)

Explore Global African History

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Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
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(1962) Nelson Mandela, “Address at the Conference of the Pan-African Freedom Movement of East and Central Africa”
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Saltspring Island, British Columbia
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Bangui, Central African Republic (1889- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Uncle Tom Revisited: Rescuing the Real Character from the Caricature
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Two Families, Two Destinies: A Personal Perspective on the Rwandan Genocide of 1994
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Afro-Uruguay: A Brief History
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I Remember Madiba: Paul Suzman Eulogizes Nelson Mandela

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators